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No Place for Jennifer
A box-office hit, this heart-rending drama features child star Janette Scott in her breakthrough role as a young girl struggling to cope with the trauma and divided loyalties arising from her parents' divorce and ensuing custody battle. No Place for Jennifer is written by Oscar nominee J. Lee Thompson and presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.When her parents' marriage breaks up, Jennifer is torn between the love she has for both of them. Sickened and weary after a court case, the accompanying scandal and the remarriage of both parents, the troubled young girl runs away – a desperate act, but one that might just offer her a chance to find the happiness and security she has never known.SPECIAL FEATURES:Image GalleryPromotional Materials PDFs -
Sanders of the River
Paul Robeson, Leslie Banks and Nina Mae McKinney star in this classic adaptation of Edgar Wallace's celebrated adventure story set in British Colonial Nigeria. A box-office triumph that earned director Zoltan Korda the first of his four nominations for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, Sanders of the River is featured in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Determined to maintain peace in the river district of West Africa, British Commissioner Sanders works closely with Bosambo – a probationary chief who, under Sanders' orders, frees a slave convoy sent by another chief, King Mofolaba. Bosambo marries Lilongo, the most beautiful slave, but when Sanders goes on leave King Mofolaba attacks and captures Bosambo's wife. When his attempts to rescue her end in capture as well, all seems lost... SPECIAL FEATURES: Image Gallery Promotional Material PDF -
Revenge
Joan Collins, James Booth and Kenneth Griffith star in this sensational, X-rated thriller in which an ordinary family turn to vigilante justice in the wake of their daughter's murder. With taut direction from Sidney Hayers and a tense script from The Saint screenwriter John Kruse, Revenge was a notable success in both Britain and the USA; it is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.Publicans Carol and Jim Radford learn that a reclusive local man suspected of raping and murdering their ten-year-old daughter has been released due to insufficient evidence. Heartbroken and hungry for vengeance, Jim hatches a chilling plan to force a confession from the suspect: abducting and imprisoning him in the pub's cellar, he will become judge, jury and – if necessary – executioner!Special Features:Original Theatrical TrailerImage GalleryScript PDFBooklet by Professor Neil Sinyard -
British Comedies of the 1930's - Volume 8
The ebullient comedy films of the 1930s brought escape and laughter to millions of British cinemagoers, enabling veteran stars of the music-hall and theatre to reach out to a wider audience – making household names of performers like Leslie Fuller, Hal Gordon, Bobby Howes, Ernest Lotinga and Gene Gerrard.Although comedy would prove to be the decade's most successful film genre, many of these classic early talkies have remained unseen since their original release. From boisterous knockabout humour to polished adaptations of popular stage farces, this ongoing collection showcases a wealth of rare features, each presented uncut, in a brand-new transfer from the best available elements in their as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.THE CAMELS ARE COMING (1934)A British squadron leader is tasked with uncovering a desert dope-smuggling operation, but unwittingly becomes a Sheik's drugs mule!Black and White / 77 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / EnglishME AND MARLBOROUGH (1935)1710: a feisty young woman disguises herself as a man, joins the Duke of Marlborough's army and sets off to try to rescue her press-ganged husband.Black and White / 80 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / English -
The Drum
Alongside Sanders of the River and The Four Feathers, this rip-roaring Technicolor adventure completes what became known as Alexander Korda's 'Empire trilogy', made by London Films in the late 1930s.An unabashed celebration of the British Raj, The Drum made a star of Sabu, the young Indian actor who was to become a firm favourite in both British and American films over the coming decade. Also starring Roger Livesey as an Army captain working undercover to monitor arms smuggling and featuring a brilliantly malevolent performance from Oscar nominee Raymond Massey as a murderous royal usurper intent on fomenting rebellion, The Drum is featured here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements, in its original theatrical aspect ratio.SPECIAL FEATURES:Image GalleryPromotional Materials PDF -
Trollied - The Complete Series 5
A massive success for Sky One, this hit sitcom from the writers and producers of Shameless, The IT Crowd and The Office stars BAFTA winner Jason Watkins, Sarah Parish and Stephen Tompkinson in an ongoing saga of beleaguered managers, oddball checkout staff and unsatisfied customers at a fictional north-west supermarket. This set comprises all nine episodes of series five – including both the milestone 50th episode and 2015 Christmas Special!The series opens with the devastating news that discount chain Lauda is opening up in Warrington... right opposite Valco! As the staff ponder an uncertain future, manager Gavin is shocked to find the new store run by the notorious Cheryl Fairweather. Attractive, disarmingly dizzy and seemingly cordial, the four-time winner of the Golden Grocer award turns out to be a ruthless retail rival! Meanwhile, checkout girl Katie returns as HR manager and deputy manager Daniel is brave enough to date Charlie, the boss's daughter!SPECIAL FEATURE:50th Episode behind-the-scenes featurette -
Birds of a Feather - The Complete Series 3
Ci sono sorprese, colpi di scena e rivelazioni a bizzeffe quando Sharon, Tracey e il loro amico mangia-uomini Dorien ritornano per questa terza esilarante serie - con la partecipazione di Martin Kemp, Jamie Foreman e Kate Williams e con gli script dei creatori della serie Laurence Marks e Maurice Gran.La serie inizia con la scoperta che Darryl, ex marito di Tracey e padre di Travis e Garth, è morto facendo ciò che amava di più: il furto con scasso! Sfortunatamente, il suo funerale porta le signore in contatto con alcuni personaggi locali indesiderabili...Altre avventure inopportune includono una visita ad un infame drag club per recuperare i vestiti rubati di Dorien, la zia Vera che provoca disordini domestici e Sharon e Dorien che vengono temporaneamente cacciati dal nido quando la pazienza di Tracey alla fine cede!Tutti gli otto episodi della serie sono inclusi in questo DVD. -
Danger Tomorrow
Tony Award winner Zena Walker stars as a woman whose psychic abilities uncover a dark deed from the past in this compelling crime mystery from the early 1960s. Also featuring renowned Scottish character player Robert Urquhart and Maigret star Rupert Davies, Danger Tomorrow is presented in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its original theatrical aspect ratio.Dr Bob Murray and his wife Ginny move into an old country house where Bob is to assist the local GP. In the days that follow, Ginny has strange visions that can only be explained as extra-sensory perception – and with it comes a strong belief that her life is in mortal danger...Special Features:Original theatrical trailerOriginal promotional PDF -
British Comedies of the 1930s Vol.9 (Heads - We Go!/I Spy)
The ebullient comedy films of the 1930s brought escape and laughter to millions of British cinemagoers, enabling veteran stars of the music-hall and theatre to reach out to a wider audience – making household names of performers like Leslie Fuller, Hal Gordon, Bobby Howes, Ernest Lotinga and Gene Gerrard.Although comedy would prove to be the decade's most successful film genre, many of these classic early talkies have remained unseen since their original release. From boisterous knockabout humour to polished adaptations of popular stage farces, this ongoing collection showcases a wealth of rare features, each presented uncut, in a brand-new transfer from the best available elements in their as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.HEADS - WE GO! (1933)A model is mistaken for a famous film star at a French resort – and decides to play along with the misunderstanding...I SPY (1935)In a mix-up following a drunken night out, a wisecracking American is mistaken for an international spy! -
No Exit
A crime novelist stages an imaginative prank to prove that the perfect murder is possible - but finds it has catastrophic consequences in this cleverly plotted thriller with a deft humorous touch. Shot in the Autumn of 1936 at Welwyn Studios, No Exit (which was filmed as No Escape before reverting to its original title) is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.Convinced that it is possible to commit a murder and avoid detection, a crime writer wagers a young friend that he can conceal him for a month – he is confident that even if the disappearance is noticed he will be able to hoodwink Scotland Yard. When the 'victim' accidentally comes to grief, however, the harmless prank goes disastrously wrong... -
Children of Chance
Silent-era idols John Stuart and Mabel Poulton share a bill with Hollywood star Elissa Landi in this early British crime thriller written by Frank Launder and Miles Malleson. Shot at Elstree Studios in the summer of 1930 as a bilingual production, only the English language version of Children of Chance remains. Though the quality of both sound and vision is variable in places, this is a brand-new transfer from the longest existing film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.A casual date at a high class hotel leads Binnie, an aspiring showgirl, to be mistaken for model and actress Lia de Marita – landing her an audition for the producer a new musical stage show. Marvelling at her good fortune, what Binnie doesn't know is that Lia is also the wife of a notorious jewel thief and that she's already fled the country in possession of a valuable, ill-gotten necklace!Special Feature:Image Gallery -
Dandelion Dead - The Complete Series
Michael Kitchen heads a strong cast in this BAFTA-award-winning two-part drama, based on the true story of a solicitor who in 1922 found himself at the centre of one of Britain's most notorious murder trials. Also starring Sarah Miles, David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp and Don Henderson, Dandelion Dead is directed by the award-winning Mike Hodges.Herbert Rowse Armstrong, mild-mannered solicitor and magistrate's clerk, is a respected citizen of the peaceful market town of Hay-on-Wye. He has the love of his three children and a deep pride in both his life and his garden.But Herbert is a man at war on three fronts. He fights set-piece battles against his domineering, unstable wife and is in conflict with a pushy rival solicitor; he is also waging a war of attrition against the dandelions that have colonised his beloved lawn. Against the latter, Herbert's principal weapon is arsenic – could that also be the solution to his other problems..? -
Jamaica Inn
From BAFTA-winning director Philippa Lowthorpe and Golden Globe-nominated screenwriter Emma Frost, comes this exhilarating adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's classic gothic novel, Jamaica Inn. Spirited Mary Yellan (Jessica Brown Findlay) finds herself alone in the world when her mother passes away. She is forced to move to the isolated Jamaica Inn, deep in the heart of the windswept Cornish moors, where she enters a world where nothing is as it first appears. Her Aunt Patience (Joanne Whalley) is a shell of the carefree woman she was, firmly under the spell of her domineering husband, Joss (Sean Harris). Joss is the head of a violent smuggling gang and when he isn't smuggling, he is drinking heavily to forget all he has seen and done. Then there is the enigmatic Jem (Matthew McNulty), her uncle's brother and therefore not to be trusted in Mary's mind – although her heart may be saying otherwise... Life at Jamaica Inn challenges Mary's black-and-white sense of right and wrong as she finds herself living among smugglers in a lawless land. When she thinks she has witnessed a murder, Mary wonders at what cost she will stay silent. Special Features: Behind the scenes Interviews with cast and crew -
Cuckoo - Series 1
What do you do when your darling daughter marries the biggest idiot you could ever imagine?When Ken (Davies) and Lorna (Helen Baxendale) collect their daughter, Rachel, from the airport, they are horrified to learn that she's returned from her gap year with more than just a henna tattoo and braids in her hair. At the arrival gate, she promptly introduces them to her new husband, Cuckoo (Samberg), a slacker full of outlandish New Age ideas – every parent's worst nightmare.Ken and Lorna have no choice but to welcome Cuckoo into their nest but, as he settles in, do they warm to their new, squared-jawed, self-appointed spiritual ninja son-in-law or do they become desperate for him to fledge off?This DVD contains all six episodes of Series One. -
Wrong Number
A telephone number dialled in error could prove the downfall of a ruthless criminal gang in this gripping Merton Park thriller from versatile British director Vernon Sewell. Featuring Italian star Lisa Gastoni and noted character players Peter Reynolds and Paul Whitsun-Jones, Wrong Number is presented in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. A security guard is murdered during a mail-van robbery and one of the van crew overhears the killer's name: Angelo. Before he can phone his boss to confirm that the job has been successfully accomplished, the elderly Miss Crystal mistakenly dials the same number and hears a girl ask if it is Angelo speaking. The next day, seeing the newspaper headlines, Miss Crystal realises she may have a valuable clue – but can she remember the incorrect number she dialled..? -
The Wonder Kid
This wonderfully warm and moving drama features Bobby Henrey, the young star of Carol Reed's The Fallen Idol, Muriel Aked and Oscar nominee Oskar Werner in the story of an exploited child prodigy whose unhappy existence is transformed by the daring plan of his loving governess. Featuring Robert Krasker's gorgeous cinematography, The Wonder Kid is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Orphan Sebastian Giro, a famous and gifted child pianist, leads an unnatural, highly restricted existence in the clutches of his crooked manager, Mr Gorik. When Miss Frisbie, Sebastian's elderly English governess, confronts Gorik about his activities, he threatens to dismiss her from her position. Undaunted, the kindly old lady enlists the help of a gang of small-time crooks, and plots a dramatic ruse that will change Sebastian's life forever...SPECIAL FEATURES:Clean, textless titlesGerman titlesImage galleryOriginal promotional PDFs -
Murder in Suburbia: The Complete Series
Questo dramma poliziesco brillantemente ironico ha come protagoniste Caroline Catz e Lisa Faulkner nei panni dell'ispettore Kate Ashurst e del sergente Emma Scribbins - un duo di gesso e formaggio che scopre crimini efferati tra i golf club, le lezioni di salsa, le scuole troppo frequentate e i club per single della Middle England - in questo caso, la città fittizia di Middleford.L'approccio intuitivo di Emma, impertinente e di strada, contrasta con la personalità più autorevole e analitica di Kate, ma insieme Ash e Scribbs formano una squadra formidabile la cui passione per la risoluzione dei crimini è pari solo alla loro propensione per il gossip!Questo set contiene entrambe le serie e presenta apparizioni di Edward Woodward, Olivia Colman, Lynda Bellingham, Patrick Barlow e Lysette Anthony. -
British Comedies of the 1930s Vol. 10 (Letting in the Sunshine/Lucky to Me)
The ebullient comedy films of the 1930s brought escape and laughter to millions of British cinemagoers, enabling veteran stars of the music-hall and theatre to reach out to a wider audience – making household names of performers like Leslie Fuller, Hal Gordon, Bobby Howes, Ernest Lotinga and Gene Gerrard.Although comedy would prove to be the decade's most successful film genre, many of these classic early talkies have remained unseen since their original release. From boisterous knockabout humour to polished adaptations of popular stage farces, this ongoing collection showcases a wealth of rare features, each presented uncut, in a brand-new transfer from the best available elements in their as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.LETTING IN THE SUNSHINE (1933)A window cleaner bumps into an old flame, and the pair turn detective in an attempt to foil a gang of burglars.Black and White / 70 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / EnglishLUCKY TO ME (1939)A solicitor’s clerk secretly marries the office secretary, but a business matter threatens to cut their one-night honeymoon shorter still!Black and White / 66 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / English -
The Luck of a Sailor
Appearing at the height of his fame, Dracula star David Manners – dubbed 'the handsomest man in Hollywood' – made his British film debut in this polished Ruritanian romance, playing opposite Norwegian silent-era star Greta Nissen and German emigre Camilla Horn. Based on Horton Giddy's play Contraband, The Luck of a Sailor is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its original theatrical aspect ratio.On an undertaking of great importance, Captain Colin's battleship is taking the exiled King Carl back to his country in an attempt to help him reclaim his throne. The mood is lightened by the king's luminous new bride, but a mild flirtation between the captain and the queen soon turns to a love that is seemingly impossible! -
Street of Shadows
Cesar Romero gives a memorable performance as a Soho club owner who romances Kay Kendall's unhappily married society girl in this taut Brit-noir thriller from the early 1950s. With impressive supporting performances from Egypt-born femme fatale Simone Silva and noted British character actor Victor Maddern, Street of Shadows is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.Luigi, the owner of a Soho gaming club, falls for Barbara, a beautiful socialite whose husband is a compulsive gambler. As their romance blossoms Luigi finds his former girlfriend murdered – with the evidence pointing in Barbara's direction! Under suspicion and on the run, he must find someone to help him before his luck runs out for good...Special Features:Original theatrical trailersImage galleryPromotional material PDFs